Why do staff have to do fire training annually

Fires in the workplace can have a very big impact on businesses with companies potentially losing significant amounts of money, data, work and business as well as create a risk of health problems, injury or even fatality to staff and customers. With trained staff and the correct knowledge, both the risk and consequences of a fire can be greatly minimised.

It is very important that all employees go through with the basic fire safety training at induction and periodically thereafter, expected annually in most workplaces. The training must be carried out by a capable person with suitable and sufficient skills and knowledge of fire safety. 

Training your staff will make sure that, they will be prepared if there is an event of a fire, ensuring their own safety and the safety of other people.

Fire Safety training is held to educate people about the risks and causes of fire as well as teaching how to react and respond in case of any fire emergency. Fire safety training includes both practical and theoretical learning.

Having staff trained in fire safety and having fire safety equipment like fire extinguishers, fire control panel, fire detection system is a great advantage to your company and the safety and well being of your staff and customers. 

Whether you have a small or large number of people working at your office fire safety training should be done properly. It can be carried out in a house, by a reputable company, or by a small number of employees trained by an external organisation, who in turn would train the rest of the workforce. 

It is the responsibility of employers to ensure that their staff are adequately trained on what to do in the case of fire. Training should be given at least once a year. Training should be undertaken by a competent person and a record kept.